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| Moriquendi by fan81981 | 49 Review(s) |
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| tigerlily713 | Reviewed Chapter: 54 on 2/2/2004 |
| First cycle. Interesting way to define it. Anyway, I am very pleased with this chapter. You captured the longing, the fear, the danger, and the peace very well. I eagerly await more, Lily Author Reply: I thought of it as a cycle since Legolas and Rhinure does not seem to be making any progress. They just circle round and round each other without getting anywhere. :( I am glad you enjoyed the chapter. I had such a tough time writing it - Legolas and Rhinure are such a difficult couple to write. Hope you enjoy the sequel as well. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 54 on 2/2/2004 |
| You're scaring me, Fan, with all this talk about what the Avari would do if Rhinure didn't act as she should. What WOULD they do? I love the sexual tension between Rhinure and Legolas and the lovely way you suggest it in their small gestures and reactions. It's actually kind of amusing that the older Elves see their mutual attraction so clearly. I guess experience tells. "Fatigued enough to retire early" -- good one, Legolas! Author Reply: Well let us just say that Rhinure should not get too attached to her head. It is hanging on by a thread as it is. 0_0 Rhinure and Legolas as a couple are a bit clueless. Sometimes it is a lot easier to see what people feel when you have a bit of distance. Legolas and Rhinure are just too close to be objective. Besides, Thranduil is just a lot more experienced at being in a relationship. | |
| tigerlily713 | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 12/31/2003 |
| Very good and very long indeed. What a wonderful chapter. Full of intricacies and emotions. I eagerly await your next installment. (P.S. Don't give in to those silly people who want everything to go smoothly from here on out. "Let them just get along and be happy, no more sadness." Ahhh! Tention is the name of the game!) Okay, that is all. ~Lily Author Reply: Thank you. As for the people who do not want anymore sadness. Well, neither do I personally. Unfortunately, it is not up to me. If Life was simple I would just lock up the two for a millenium or two and that would solve everyhing. But, in this fic things are hardly ever simple so .... tention is going to be there whether I like it or no. But I can hope - can I not? | |
| calenore | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 12/31/2003 |
| It must be hard for Legolas to realize how much of his friends' lives he's missing... I mean, a child is a pretty big event to miss. It must be doubly hard since everyone insists upon calling him "My Lord" and whatnot. I like Istion. He seems to be very sympathetic, and a little more open-minded than most of the other Avari. They really resent the Eldar, don't they?!? Wow. Good chapter, even though it made my head spin with all the puzzles your poor characters are going to have to solve. Author Reply: Poor Legolas - even when I was writing the chapter I would automatically write "my Lord". It had become so instinctive. It must be very sad when your friends first reaction is to be formal with you as well. Istion is young - he has time to imbibe the bitterness of the rest of the Avari. He might not but then again ... I am sorry about your head - I will try not to do that again. Take two aspirins and read the next chapter in the morning (or whenever it is posted). ;) | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 12/31/2003 |
| I am awed by the idea that this is only half of your story. Holy cow, Fan! I feel so bad for these two. They are each caught in their position and cannot even try to love one another without causing problems. Author Reply: LoL - thank you. I am more firghtened by the idea that we have reached about the middle. I really pity Nilmandra who agreed to beta this. Poor thing - I'll never let her go. I feel badly for the couple too, but remember problems that stubborness cause can be fixed by stubborness too. If they want to be together then they will - everyone else should just get out of the way otherwise they will steamroll him/her (or so Fan hopes). | |
| tigerlily713 | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 12/13/2003 |
| This chapter was very different from the others we have receieved as of late. It was very good; haunting, meloncholy, sad. But it also had its fun moments; the letters and the idea of Legolas bounding through the doors and injuring Herenion's nose. Great chapter! Lily | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 12/13/2003 |
| A long and sweeping chapter with a lot going on. I liked the Blind Man's Bluff game and the letters. Frankly, I cannot imagine Rhinure in Minas Tirith but you never know! And your picture of the sea longing was touching. Author Reply: Hmmm, you telling me politely to cut down on the chapter lengths?! ;) To tell you the truth I can't imagine Rhinure in Minas Tirith either. If she does go - it is going to be VERY awkward. Shudder - might have to get her a new wardrobe. Black on a wedding day doesn't sound like a good idea. At least Legolas will be there to smooth things over. He might need lots of practising though. Should get her back quickly so that he can start. | |
| sofia | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 12/13/2003 |
| i like this chapter. ill like to know what kind of things will come down to at the wedding. Author Reply: Wait for it - it should be fun. I hope *fingers crossed*. Glad you liked the chapter. | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 12/13/2003 |
| I like seeing the thoughts of the future in this chapter, away from just the daily events in the forest. A wedding, news from the outside, speaking of the sea longing and the need to sail, partings, who would go and who would not - I think it advances the plot to lay these things on the table. Legolas must find it odd to think of himself as newly married, and then knowing he must leave soon and she is unlikely to come with him. I wonder if Thranduil has any regrets about forcing the marriage, knowing Legolas might end up parted from Rhinure forever? Author Reply: I think this is hurting Legolas more than he is letting on. He knows in the back of his mind that he might be parted from his wife. More pressure - but for one it is something he did. Or at least something in him which is a potential cause for tension. As for Thranduil - he probably regrets the whole thing. But given the choice to do it all again, I don't know if he would change anything. Duty comes before everything else - no? And besides, now that they are together at least they have a chance to work things out. If Thranduil never pushed the marriage, they would never have met. Then where would have the two been? Alone. :( | |
| Marnie | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 12/13/2003 |
| Fabulous chapter, Fan! I like the way it starts off in the hope of a new wedding and ends in a certain amount of despair for old ones. I loved Legolas' slightly dangerous edge in the scene with his warriors, and the clear love there is between him and his father. Now I must go back and read this story from the beginning, so I know what's been going on. How nice to have a good long read in store for over Christmas :) Author Reply: Thank you - I love positive reviews. They make my day - especially now when I am stuck at home with a cold. :( However, I do want to warn you - this fic is nearing 200,000 words and God only knows when it will finish. So you are in for a LONG LONG read. Hope you like the rest of it too. | |